The Rangers finished in fifth place in the Traverse City
Tournament by beating the Dallas Stars 7-2 this afternoon.

Below are full player stats for the tournament via
PointStreak.com.Not sure if they’re official or not, but as
far as I can tell they’re pretty accurate.

The Rangers would have certainly liked to win the
tournament, but they will undoubtedly be pleased with the showings of Derek
Stepan, Evgeny Grachev and Ryan McDonagh.Ryan Bourque, Andrew Yogan and Dylan McIlrath also drew strong reviews
from the tournament’s observers.

Now, some of these prospects will return to their respective
junior teams, others will report to Hartford
and a handful will join the Rangers for their training camp which begins on
Friday.

Many have suggested that the Rangers plan to keep Stepan and
Grachev on the same line in Hartford
this season so the duo develops chemistry and can be brought up next season
together.They were together throughout
the tournament and produced impressive results.Since there doesn’t appear to be much room on New
York’s roster, I would guess that the two will indeed be expected
to anchor Hartford’s
top line this season.

It will be interesting to see if any of the non-roster
players are offered contracts.Kelsey
Tessier in particular drew praise from media in attendance and tallied three
points.